Coordinator, Community Engagement

The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank offers a diverse workplace with professionals that work together to fulfill our mission in the fight to end hunger. We are seeking individuals who share and believe in our core values – compassion, collaboration, service, integrity, inclusion and innovation.

Hours:

M-F, 8a-4pm.
Salary range $44k-$46k based on experience.

The Coordinator, Community Engagement will work under the direction of the Manager, Campaigns & Events to support, coordinate and implement fundraising and marketing initiatives for current and prospective donors and engagement activities for the Foodbank.

This position will cultivate and deepen relationships with prospective and existing donors whoparticipatein food and funds drives, third party events, causemarketingand volunteer initiatives. They serve as the main contact for groups wishing to further engage with the Foodbank and steward relationships to a point of meaningful engagement, collaborating internally to ensure engaged groups or individuals are connected to the proper contact. Theyestablishand build relationships through phone calls, emails, presentations, event attendance, face-to-facevisitsand other communications to increase community engagement.

Job Responsibilities:

• Serve asaprimary point of contact for individuals, organizations and businesses interested in furthering engagement with the Foodbank through hosting food and funds drives, volunteering or executing community engagement events designed to raise awareness,foodand financial donations.
• Coordinatelogisticsand provide support to organizations and groups hosting food and funds drives, ensuring they have materials,guidance and resources for successful participation. Support donor services in implementing virtual fundraising platforms.
• Implement the community engagement strategy including staff engagement for the Foodbank’s major campaigns including Harvest for Hunger and the Holiday Campaign.
• Attend external eventsas a representative of the organization to build visibility, expand the network ofengagedprospectsand strengthen relationships in the community.
  
  Deliver presentations to community groups,schools and businesses to educate them on hunger issues and encourage involvement.
• Serve as a main point of contact for speaker’sbureauand tabling requests. Coordinate with prospects to fulfill requests themselves or recruitan appropriate staffmemberor volunteer.
• Work collaboratively with fundraising, marketing,volunteerandprogramsteams to align community engagement strategies with organizational goals.
• Work collaboratively with corporate major gift officers to ensure corporate donors and their executives are being cultivated,solicited and stewarded tosustainyear over year growth.
  
  Meet regularly to discussmovesmanagement.
• Provide excellentstewardshipto campaign and event participants by sharing stories of impact and providing campaign updates and program outcomes. Collaborate with
  
  Donor
  
  Services Team to ensure that all donations are documented andacknowledgedappropriately in a timely manner.
• Support Foodbankfundraising eventsby seeking sponsor ships, securing auctionitemand in-kind donations, coordinating eventparticipationandassistingwith event logistics.
• Support and implement activities forcause marketingandpoint of purchase campaigns including, but not limited to, Check Out Hunger.
• Maintainaccuraterecordsof donor interactions, food drivedataand event participation in Raiser’s Edge. Preparereportssummarizing engagement metrics,trendsand recommendations for improvement.
• Support volunteer and guest engagement activities including support of front desk coverage andoccasionalevening and Saturday volunteer activities.
• Independently manage special projects as assigned and perform other dutiesasrequired.

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business management, communications,marketingor non-profit management.
• 2-5+years of fundraising,salesor administrative support experience in mid-to-large non-profit organizations.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, including the ability to write and speak clearly and effectively, and to deliver compelling, coherent…